Binder for the exposed edge of shingles or the like



March 17, 1942. F. B. TAYLOR ET AL 2 276304 BINDER FOR THE EXPOSED EDGEOF SHINGLES OR THE LIKE Filed July 22, 1938 mvENrdns FRANK 5. 7711 2015?LA um BUCKWALTEE BY ZAQWb L AT. 'ORNEY.

Patented Mar. 17, 1942 UNITED BINDER FOR THE EXPOSED EDGE OF SHINGLES ORTHE LIKE Frank B. Taylor and Laura Buckwalter, Wichita, Kans.

Application July 22, 1938, Serial No. 220,744

1 Claim.

Our invention relates to a binder for the exposed edge of shingles orthe like, and has for its principal object to conceal the outwardextension of shingles, including the under side, the edges, and amarginal lap inward on the top.

A further object of my invention is to provide a binder that willsupport the projecting portion of the roofing shingles to avoid theunsightly sag that appears in the instance of composition shingles.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a binderconstructed in such a way as to form a marginal border when applied tothe projecting portions of the shingles, and furthermore, as an ornatefeature as well as performing the function of an unusual service againstrapid deterioration which often starts where the embodiment of the pliesof the shingles are exposed.

Referring to the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a cross section of a cornice illustrating the form and mode ofapplying the binder.

Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view of the binder as applied in Fig. 1.

Our invention herein disclosed consists of a channel-like structurecomprising legs land 2, and being integrally joined at their equaltermination by a web 3, it being understood that the said portions I, 2,and 3 are formed by bending a sheet of metal or other pliable material,and the said legs may vary with respect to the space therebetween butarranged to inclose the desired plies of roofing shingles as at A.

The adaptation of the binder with respect to embodying all or a portionof the roofing plies is to be considered, one of which is illustrated inFig. 2, in which case the binder is adapted to the eaves of a roof,preferably omitting the inclosure of the top ply of the shingles, inwhich case the binder where it laps on the plies therebeneath iswater-proofed by the overlap of said top pile as shown in Fig. 1; andfurthermore the projecting edges of the roofing are supported againstdrooping as the binder is secured to the building structure adjacent thesaid projections.

The structure may be arranged as shown in Fig. 1, in which case thefacia 5 is vertically positioned and secured to roofing sheathing 8, andin this style of building structure it is commonly termed as a boxcornice, the plancier l of which i horizontally positioned, but,however, the projection of the shingles along the eave of such corniceis supported against drooping, the binder being formed as shown in Fig.2, while the channel portion thereof as at B is aligned withthe pitch ofthe roof; leg 2, being of greater width, has .a bend as at C to lapdownward upon the facia as a flashing where the shingles project overthe facia and being secured thereto by appropriate nailing, and notethat in the installation of three plies of shingles as shown in Fig. 1,only two of which are positioned in the channel portion, while the thirdply overlaps its respective leg of the channel, in this style ofinstallation, it is recommended that the top ply be nailed a spaceddistance upward from the lower edge thereof and likewise to the upperply, the purpose of which is to seal the joint along the edge of theupper leg of the binder.

While we have shown and described a binder preferably made of sheetmetal (zinc preferred) we do not wish to be restricted to such alone, asother pliable sheet material may be employed with like result, and suchother modifications may be made as lie within the scope of the appendedclaim.

Having fully described our invention what we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:v

In a roof assembly of the class described comprising a cornice having afacia secured thereto, and plies of shingles for the roof, a marginalportion of the plies extending over the facia of the cornice, a bindercomprised of a continuous sheet of metal with respect to cross section,the sheet having a return bend along one of its edges and spaced apartto form a channel receiving two of the plies of the roofing seatingsnugly therein While another ply of roofing overlaps the leg of thechannel positioned above the first named plies of the roofing, the otherleg extending beneath the first named plies to where it meets the faciaand from thence the last named leg has abend downward to snugly engageon the facia of the cornice and being secured thereto, the said metallicbinder being so constructed, positioned and secured is a means to avoiddrooping of the projecting plies of the roofing along the facia of thecornice.

FRANK B. TAYLOR. LAURA BUCKWALTER,

